Farmhouse by a stream with many figures, 1778

Blatt: 315 x 410 mm

Physical Description: Watercolour and body colour, pen and black ink, partially gone over with brush and gum (arabic?), over black chalk or charcoal

Inventory Number: 3247

Object Number: 3247 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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A hodgepodge of different structural elements and building materials, the markedly picturesque farmhouse seems almost to be a product of organic growth. For the townsfolk who commissioned such drawings, they will have symbolized arcadian country life. Hendrik Meijer was known for the mastery with which he represented the most varied textures in the drawing medium, but also for his especially naturalistic staffage figures.

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Title: Farmhouse by a stream with many figures

Draughtsman

Hendrik Meyer

Period Produced

18th century

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Watercolour and body colour, pen and black ink, partially gone over with brush and gum (arabic?), over black chalk or charcoal

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Netherlandish

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Label at the Time of Manufacture: Signiert und datiert in der Darstellung unten links auf einem Holzbrett (mit der Feder in Schwarz): H Meijer inv et fecit 1778

Captions Added Later: Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

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18.02.2025